Garment-fastener.



PATENTED. 2,15 31908'r JqP. EVERT'R.` GARMENT PASTENBR.

APPLICATION FILED DBO. 28. 19067.

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i JMES P. EVER/FTS, OF SAYRE, PENNSYLVANIA.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

iPatented Jan. 21, 1908.

Application filed December 28. 1906. Serial No. 349.902.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, JAMES P. Evnnrrs, a :citizen of the United States,residing at Sayre, in the county of Bradford and State` The object ofthe invention is tlie provision of a fastener `of this character, the,

members of whichy are so fashioned that they may be secured close to theedges of the garment to be fastened to prevent galping thereof, andwhich may be 'so fastened that they will at all times be invisible.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a fastener of thischaracter, the

members of which are so fashioned that they willy not tear or catch inthe material of the gar/ment on which they are used.

Other objects of the invention will be apparent from the detaileddescription hereinafter, when read in connection with theaccompanyingdrawings forming a parthereof wherein a preferableembodiment of my invention is shown, and wherein like numerals ofreference lrefer to similar parts in the several views.

inthe drawings: Figure l. is a fragmentary view of a garment showing myimproved fastener secured lto the edges thereof. Fig. 2 is a viewshowing the male and female finembers of the fastener in their coupledposition.

'Fig'. 3 is a plan view of the male member of the fastener. Fig. 4 is aside elevation thereof! Fig. 5 is a plan view of the female thereof.

Referring now morev particularly to thev drawings A B designate :theedges of a gar-A ment of any suitable character to which are securedrespectively. the male and female members of my .improved fastener.`Secured to the upper side of the under edge ofthe garment is the femalemember C of the fastener, which is formed of a singlewpiece of wire bentmedially to form a loop c, the arms of which arekbent at substantiallyright angles, and fashioned into eyes c', which form the means ofattaching the female The loop c at the entrance end is slightly narrowerthan at the outer eiid thereof, and the shoulders form ing said,entrnnceare preferably rounded so that the male member of the fastenermay be readily passed therebetween, as will be hereinafter moreparticularly set forth. The loop c and the eyes c are positioned in thesame horizontal plane and the loop c projects but a slight distancebeyond said eyes, so that the member may be sewed close to the edge ofthe garment without projecting therebeyond. Secured to the under side ofthe upper edge of the garment is the male member D of the fastener,which is designed to coperate with the female member heretoforedescribed.v

The male member D 1s formed of a single piece of wire and comprises acircular head d, which is formed by bending the cent-ral portion of thewire, the end of said wire being then carried rearwardlyto form the neckd and thenctehent forwardly at an acute angle and terminating in.. eyesd2, which constitute the means for sewing the member to the garment. Theeyes cl2 extend forward at least to a point in line with the circularheads d so that the member may be sewed directly adjacent the edge oftbe garment without any part thereof projecting beyond said edge. Thecircular head d is, however, positioned ima horizontal plane somewhatbelow the plane of the eyes d2, the neck d being bent downwardly forthis purpose. The

Aangular portions of the member D which are formed where the eyes d2join the neck d may also be utilized. in addition to said eyes, forsewing the member to the grament. The width of the neck d of the'l malemember D is slightly greater than the width of the entrance to the loopc of the female member and less than'the width of the forward end ofsaid loop.

In use, the female member C is sewed `to the upper side of the loweredge of the garment and the male mem ber is sewed by means ofthe loo sd2 to the under side of the upper edge of t e garment. To couple the twoparts ofthe fastener the upper edge of the garment is pulled over thelower edge until the circular head d of the male member D is positionedslightly in advance of the entrance tol theloop c of the female memberC. 'lhen by a rearward movement of the upper edge of the garment, theneck d of the male mem ber D is caused to enter the open end of the.loop c of the female member, the circular head d of the male memberpassing therebeneath.- The shoulders at the entrance of the loop c ofthe female member will yield sufficiently to permit the entrance of thenec-k d thereinto and prevent its accidental displacement therefrom.

It will be apparent that inasmuch as the fastening eyes d2 4of the malemember extend outwardly at least to the same point as the head dthereof7 that the fastener can be secured very close to the edge of thegar ment and that when the members of the fastener are so secured andinterlocled, the edges of the garment cannot iiap up and exlose thefastener as is the case vwith those asteners Vwhere the fastening eyesare positioned in rear of the head. will be obvious that by reason ofthe circular form of the head of the male member of the fastener that noedges or corners are formed which can catch in or tear the material ofthe garment on which thefastener is used.

l do not desire lto limit myself to tlie pre oise form and lconstruction.shown vvvin the drawings, as it is obvious that manyminor changes maybe made thereto Without departing from the spirit of the inventiong asde .fined in the appended claims.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is l. A fasteningdevice comprising two members adapted to fit one upon the other, one ofsaid members being provided with an Furthermore it v erases elongatedloop, and the other of said members comprising a body portion providedwith portions permitting its attachment to a garment and with a head ofgreater diameter than the width of the loop in the first member,positionedbelow the plane of the body portion and connected thereto Ibya neck adapted to coperatefwith lthe loop in said first member7 theattaching portions of the body extending forwardly at least to apoint y'i in line with the extreme forward portion of said head.

2. A fastening device comprising two are substantially in line with thecenter'. of

the head and which oyerlie the securing eyes of the iirst members whenthe members are coupled. n

' ln testimony whereof I afb a my signature in presence of twowitnesses.V

. JAMES P. EVERTTS'. -Witnessesz A. J. GRANT, FRANK DAWSON.

